How to pass a pre-employment pharmacology exam for nurses at the hospital?

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Hi everyone! I accepted an offer at saint barnabas medical center, and unfortunately they are one of the hospitals that do a pre employment pharm exam for nurses. I did receive study guide, so i'v been going over it quite a lot. Im nervous because we only get 2 attempts. Am i overthinking this? Ive worked as a medsurge nurse for 2 years prior, so its been a while since i took a test, also my previous hospital didnt require it so I dont know how it even works. Is it possible i fail twice? I do have an idea of the common drugs in the hospitals but still a bit nervous. Any insight and advice would be appreciate! thank you

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Does the study guide, is the test, mainly drug calculations, or is it pharmacology, the side effects or proper dosing range of common drugs, etc.?

Either way I believe you know this stuff....your only problem is to stop being nervous!

Google how to relax prior to taking a test. There are some good ideas out there. Check out a few sites and find one that appeals to you.

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They're the same tests we took throughout school. Just brush up on the things you don't do regularly.

I think it's probably very rare for someone to fail, especially twice.

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